On The Move

June 17, 2008

TRANSPORTATION

INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. has elected Lawrence G. Cohen as Secretary and General Counsel to the company. Cohen recently retired as a Senior Partner of Vandeventer Black LLP where he chaired the International Business Group and provided legal counsel to Init.

CITY OF HAMPTON

Bruce R. Sturk has been selected as Hampton's new Director of Federal Facilities Support. Sturk retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel.

REAL ESTATE

Thomas "Tommy" Thompson, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Professional in Hampton, has been granted Realtor Emeritus Status by the National Association of Realtors. The honor is bestowed on those who have held membership in the NAR for 40 years. Thompson has been a member of the Virginia Peninsula Association of Realtors for 50 years.

BANKING

Promotions and appointments at TowneBank:

Gerald T. "JT" McDonald has been promoted to Vice President. He is headquartered at TowneBank's Pavilion office. He most recently served as assistant vice president and commercial lender.

C. Ross Morgan has been promoted to Vice President and commercial lender. He most recently served as assistant vice president and construction lender for TowneBank Chesapeake.

John. P Matson has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President for TowneBank's new Corporate Banking Group. He most recently served as the local Director of commercial Banking for a national bank.

Kevin R. Bonniwell has been appointed Executive Vice President and commercial lender. He will be headquartered at TowneBank's Pavilion office. He most recently served as senior vice president for a local bank.

MARKETING

The Addison Group, a Suffolk-based advertising agency, has hired Lance Carmine as its director of creative communication. Carmine was most recently the regional sales manager of FM99 WNOR, a Hampton Roads rock music radio station.

HEALTHCARE

Michael J. Zugarek, P.A., has been named the site manager of Vascular & Transplant Specialists, a Sentara Medical Group practice, at the Careplex Medical Building in Hampton. He previously worked with the Vascular and Transplant Specialists office in Norfolk.

Ronald Grossman, M.D., has joined Williamsburg Family Practice, a Sentara Medical Group practice. Before joining Williamsburg Family Practice, Grossman was a member of a private practice, as well as associate professor in the Department of Family Practice from 1974 to 2006 at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J.

Beth A. Jensen, M.D., has joined Coliseum Medical Associates, a Sentara Medical Group practice in Hampton.

Doris Mosocco has been promoted to Site Director of Riverside's PACE Program. For the past two years she worked as a regional consultant for HCR-Manor Care's home care division; Heartland Home Health, a national health care organization. PACE is a managed care program for the frail elderly who prefer to remain in the community.

George F. Liakos has been appointed Senior Vice President for TowneBank's mortgage lending unit. He is headquartered at TowneBank's Port Warwick office.

Old Point National Bank:

Elizabeth S. Wash has been elected to The Old Point National Bank's Hampton Regional Board. Wash is the President of the Central Eastern Virginia division of Shred-It.

Stephen C. Adams has been elected to The Old Point National Bank's Hampton Regional Board. Adams is the Group Vice President for Pomoco Group, Inc.

William "Billy" H. Hobbs, Jr. has been elected to The Old Point National Bank's Hampton Regional Board. Hobbs is the General Manager, VP of Hampton Chevrolet Mazda.

TOURISM

Todd Swindell, group tour marketing manager for the Newport News Tourism Development Office, has been named to the Editorial Board of Student & Youth Traveler, the official publication of the Student and Youth Travel Association.

COMMUNICATIONS

International Communications Group (ICG) has promoted John Ferguson to the position of Vice President of Operations. Including his tenure at ICG, Ferguson has more than 15 years experience in the aviation completions industry.

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